Most healing modalities stay on the conscious level, talk therapy for example, but the inner child wound is in the unconscious. In order to heal it, really heal it once and for all, one must work with their unconscious.

If you feel stuck in toxic relationship cycles, the toxic patterns can be used to free yourself and get unstuck. This posts lists five dynamics and how each can be used to free yourself.

Why you can spend years in therapy and still not heal an inner child wound. Reasons and details for each reason are provided.

Swiss psychologist Carl Jung was the first to use the term, inner child. Jung designated the child as an archetype, meaning it transcends the personal and resonates with the collective.